Detection and identification of fungi from fungus balls of the maxillary sinus by molecular techniques

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 581-585

  Willinger, Birgit ^a   Obradovic, Alexandra ^a   Selitsch, Brigitte ^a   Beck Mannagetta, Johann ^b   Buzina, Walter ^c   Braun, Hannes ^c   Apfalter, Petra ^a   Hirschl, Alexander M ^a   Makristathis, Athanasios ^a   Rotter, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Landeskrankenhaus ^*  (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS BALL; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLARY SINUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PETRIELLIDIUM BOYDII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI; GLAUCUS; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII;

EID: 12244303638     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.581-585.2003     Document Type: Article

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